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H.R. 842 (113th)

Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2013

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Introduced

26 February 2013

Last action

1 March 2013 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8], Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7], Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]

Subjects

Healthcare, Education

Source updated

12 August 2025

Healthcare · Education

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Summary

Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate NIH activities with respect to functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (FGIMDs), including by: (1) expanding basic and clinical research into FGIMDs by implementing the research recommendations of the National Commission on Digestive Diseases, (2) providing support for the establishment of centers of excellence on FGIMDs, (3) directing the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to provide the necessary funding for the continued expansion and advancement of the FGIMDs research portfolio through intramural and extramural research, and (4) directing such Institute and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to expand research into FGIMDs that impact children. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to engage in public awareness and education activities to increase understanding and recognition of FGIMDs.

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Timeline

  1. 26 February 2013

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 26 February 2013

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 26 February 2013

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 1 March 2013

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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